Jesus Festival

This summer, Jesus Church has arranged a full five day Jesus festival, where we wish to seek Jesus and what is on His heart for this particular time through teaching’s, worship, prayer, concerts and activities. Bring family and friends and join us for a true Jesus celebration!

The festival will take place from the August 6th to August 10th at Ekebergsletta and Ekeberghallen just outside of Oslo. This is a three-part festival that runs parallel to each other: one for children, one for youth and one for adults. “This will be a summer celebration, a real Jesus-party; a strong closure of the summer which will give an injection of Jesus-passion for the autumn to come”, says pastor in Jesus Church, Stephan Christiansen.

Five wonderful summer days close to Jesus

“Draw near to God and He will draw near to you.” (James 4:8).

We all love the summer, all its beauty and charm. A downside can yet be that many churches are closing and the body of Christ is being spread out and some are being left to themselves. This means that the focus on the Lord can be reduced, and we can draw away from Him, instead of near to Him.

But in the middle of swimming, sun baking and ice cream eating, we want to lift up Jesus who is the light of the world and who shines brighter than any sun. We want to seek His face, drink from His Spirit, learn and grow in His truth and praise Him for everything He is and all that He has done for us! “It will be five days full of wonderful worship, equipping meetings, up-building fellowship, concerts, barbeque, soccer and life in amazing surroundings”, says Christiansen.

And everything is happening only a few kilometres from the city centre in Oslo! The children’s festival and youth festival goes from August 7th – 10th and the adult festival from the 6th to the 10th.

The children will be visited by, just to mention a few, Lisa Børud, Janne and Kåre Skuland, Elisabeth Tobiassen and Hilde Sværen. There will also be many exciting and up-building activities for the children. Other visitors for the youth and adult festivals will be Ulf Ekman, Peter Halldorf, Øystein Gjerme and Dennis Rouse. “The festival will be a festival for the whole family. The focus will be on following Jesus, build strong local churches and having a heart that beats for the nations”, says Christiansen.

Important choices in a new time

The festival came as a surprise to the arrangers. (But then we also believe we serve a God full of surprises!) “From a simple human perspective, this was actually not a festival we intended to arrange. But everything changed when God spoke to us that this was exactly what He wanted us to do this summer”, says Christiansen who is now thrilled to offer this special Jesus festival. He points out that we are living in a special time in our country, where a gathering of the body of Christ is necessary in order for the Kingdom of God to expand and become stronger. “We live in a time where there are a lot of important choices to make, both as individuals, families, churches and as a society”, he says. “The Lord has to have His way in and through us so that His will be done and His Kingdom can come.”
The vision

The vision behind the Jesus Festival is to follow Jesus and what He has on His heart for us as individuals as well as a nation, to build the church, to reach out to our cities and the nations, as well as fellowshipping with our brothers and sisters in Christ. The Lord calls us closer to His heart. We experience how He is longing to draw us closer to Himself, share His love and Divine secrets with us, and to build us up to the men and women He created us to be. He has great and wonderful plans for our lives, and it is up to us to let Him have His way in and through us. So if you desire to draw closer to Jesus and be led into all the wonderful things He has for you, we know that He will be there this summer to meet with you personally, speak to you and bless you mightily in these beautiful summer days!

By: Marit Dale Aarseth.

Practical information

Location: Ekeberghallen and Ekebergsletta in Oslo

Time: 6th – 10th of August 2008.

Program: See www.jesuschurch.no.

Prices

Children’s festival: 150 NOKS per day or 500 NOKS for the week.

Discounts for siblings; 100 NOKS discount after the first child.

This includes concerts and activities.

We divide the children into two big groups with individual programs: 4-8 years old and 9-12 years old.

Registration: Starts at 09:45 am every day.

Contact information

Festival manager: Arvid Løvbukten:

Email: arnvid@jesuschurch.no.

You can also read more at www.jesuschurch.no.